Ageist attitudes toward older adults have been recognized as barriers to recruiting and
training competent social workers. This article provides a systematic review of the literature …

This Handbook provides a uniquely comprehensive and scholarly overview of the latest
research on prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination. All chapters are written by eminent …

First edition published 1980 Second edition published 1996 Third edition published 2008
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Gitterman, Alex, 1938-author …

In and of itself, categorization is an adaptive feature of the brain, because it frees up
cognition to more important tasks (Fiske & Neuberg, 1990). Once we know that this object …

The Relating to Older People Evaluation (ROPE) is a 20-item questionnaire that measures
positive and negative ageist behaviors that people may engage in during everyday life. In …

Aim To describe the prevalence of ageist behaviours amongst first‐year undergraduate
nursing students. Methods A cross‐sectional survey design. The Relating to Older People …

The authors examined the prevalence of self-reported ageist behaviors in a lifespan sample
ranging in age from 13 to 91 years. Participants completed the Relating to Older People …

The study examined the effect of an educational intervention on the willingness of Israeli
social work students to work with older adults, comparing them to students of nursing …

In the field of prejudice and discrimination studies, an emphasis has been on racism and
sexism, with comparatively little attention to understanding of ageism. This fact is alarming …

The authors examined the role of social desirability in 445 participants' responses to self-
reported measures of ageism across two studies. In Study 1, college students and …